In a brutal market, this stock has been a star. In fact, since the sell-off started in late July the S&P 500 is down 17.5%. This stock is actually UP 7.4%. And that’s when our… Read More

Last week, I began to look at companies that, despite the financial crisis, hadn’t posted one single unprofitable year dating back to the crash of the “tech bubble,” which is considered by many experts to be the beginning of a “lost decade” for stocks. What I had hoped to find… Read More

If you’re an occasional visitor to the dog track or the horse track, then you’re probably familiar with the trifecta. The thing about a trifecta is you must pick which horses or dogs will win first, second and third, in exact order. So your chance of being hit by a… Read More

A couple days ago, I told you that I thought the recent market rout had presented some real buying opportunities for the type of blue-chip “forever” stocks StreetAuthority Co-founder Paul Tracy preaches about to his Top 10 Stocks readers. During my research, I found… Read More

The best investment advice I ever received is to look for “megatrends” — trends that fundamentally change how we live. These trends often last decades and are usually the result of changing demographics or new technologies. Megatrends frequently present ground-floor opportunities for investors. Recognizing and investing in companies that benefit… Read More

Despite a decade’s worth of turbulence for the market, much of it painful, it’s amazing how so many investors keep coming back to the same stocks and the same stories that have already punished their portfolios at least once. Examples of these let-downs include… Read More

If you’ve visited the grocery store lately, then you’ve probably noticed prices for basic food items such as bread and ground beef have soared this year. The increase is mainly as result of skyrocketing prices for commodities. Wheat prices, for instance, have climbed 65% just in the past year, while… Read More

Let’s be honest. When you hear about a stock that yields 12% or more, your first thought should be that the company is probably a basket case that can’t even turn a profit. If it’s offering a… Read More

I’ve found what I think is one of the safest dividend-paying stocks on the planet. In the past year, this company earned $8.1 billion dollars in profits and only distributed $4.5 billion in dividends. In other words, it could see its… Read More

When income investors set out to find high yields, they’re lucky to find a stock yielding 6%, maybe 7%. Anything more is usually in dubious territory. This is because a higher yield is often backed by a stock that has dropped precipitously for one… Read More